Anisorhynchodemus guttatus

1 Speckled flatworm at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Anisorhynchodemus guttatus	31 Mar 2021	turb
	Unverified	22 Feb 2021	TimL

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Unsure as to ID so have placed it under Leeches for now although the body shape doesn't seem quite right. Very active once disturbed. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting in ANBG's Rainforest Gully.

2 comments

trevorpreston wrote:

25 Mar 2021

I've put this in platyhelminthes for now, but it doesn't quite look like the other flatworms I've seen. I'm wondering if this is a terrestrial nemertean, a group I haven't encountered yet and don't know much about. I'm hoping we will get some expertise soon to help with these kinds of animals.

turb wrote:

31 Mar 2021

The specimen is Anisorhynchodemus guttatus, a native species that occurs from eastern Victoria to south eastern Queensland.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108735 -35.277603
Altitude 572.4m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Feb 2021 12:52 PM Recorded on
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Other Invertebrates Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Anisorhynchodemus guttatus Scientific name
Speckled flatworm Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 653.7m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania